Minister of Health and Social Protection of Tajikistan Jamoliddin Abdullozoda and Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe Hans Kluge signed a new two-year cooperation agreement, the Ministry of Health of the Republic reports.

The signing of the agreement took place within the framework of the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, which is taking place in Tel Aviv (Israel) and will end on September 14.

According to the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan, the document includes “important goals and plans to strengthen the country's healthcare system, for the implementation of which WHO will provide technical and financial assistance”.

The amount of assistance is not specified.